Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 3.80.54

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माययांशुकणाङ्के खे यथा कचति काञ्चनम् ।
तथा जगदिदं भाति चिच्चेत्यकलने कुतः ॥ ५४ ॥

māyayāṃśukaṇāṅke khe yathā kacati kāñcanam |
tathā jagadidaṃ bhāti ciccetyakalane kutaḥ || 54 ||

As the accumulation of sunbeams, exhibits the formation of a gold mine in the sky; so the golden appearance of the world, prevents the deluded to look to the knowable object of the intellect.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.80.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Amshuka, Anka, Anki, Kha, Yatha, Kacat, Kancana, Tatha, Jagat, Idam, Cit, Cetya, Kalana, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.80.54). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “māyayāṃśukaṇāṅke khe yathā kacati kāñcanam ”
māyayā -
māyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aṃśuka -
aṃśuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṇā -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṅke -
aṅka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

aṅki (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

aṅki (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

aṅka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√aṅk (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
khe -
kha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

khā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kacati -
√kac -> kacat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kac class 1 verb]

√kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kac class 1 verb]

√kac (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
kāñcanam -
kāñcana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāñcana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “tathā jagadidaṃ bhāti ciccetyakalane kutaḥ ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
cic -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cetya -
cetya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √cit]
kalane -
kalana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kalana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]